O’ how we obsess over Game of Thrones; every character and his life, death, love and lust takes over 51 minutes of our life every week when a new episode airs. Needless to say, the story stays with us beyond TV time and we spend the entire week anticipating the next episode. Here are five of our favourite Game of Thrones characters, why we love them and how the moral of their story inspires us…
Tyrion Lannister
Portrayed magnificently by Peter Dinklage, it’s impossible to imagine this actor in anything other than cowhide armour and an ugly scar across his face. Though he is lampooned for being a "dwarf", "imp" and "monkey" by his kith and kin - (the blond and beautiful Lannisters), we absolutely adore Tyrion for his intellect and wit. He’s well read, thoughtful, sensitive and emotional: characters that every woman looks for in a man. Tyrion proves that he has more bravado than most of the royalty in King’s Landing and he has guts too; ironically he spilled his own father’s guts when he finds him in bed with Shae, the woman he loves.
Moral of his story: The best things DO come in small packages and there are times when you just shouldn’t give a f^&k!
Jon Snow
He is the "Bastard of Winterfell" and was never accepted by his step-mother (Catelyn Stark) when she was alive, but ironically Jon Snow bears the burden of bringing his scattered and leftover family together (they are dispersed over the Seven Kingdoms) all while keeping the White-Walkers on the other side of The Wall. Kit Harington plays Jon Snow in all glory and gorgeousness; how irresistible is the combination of good looks, unruliness, a smoldering gaze and passionate disposition. He falls in love with a Wildling named Ygritte and while he does go to battle against her, his heart gets the better of him.
Moral of his Story: Looks really can kill!
Daenerys Targaryn
She is the Mother of Dragons, the widow of Khal Drogo and heir to the dynasty of ruthless king-slayers, the Targaryans. How can we ever forget that one scene when she steps into Khal Drogo’s crematory pyre with three ancient dragon eggs and emerges in the morning - not dead - but splendidly untarnished, naked and carrying three dragon hatchlings on her shoulders? This underage queen wins our hearts for her commitment to cause, her merciful mind and her passionate heart that brings lovers to her bed and admirers to her court. That perfectly braided white head of hair makes quite a statement too.Moral of her story: When there’s fire in the heart, age is just a number.
Petyr Baelish
Petyr Baelish, better known as Little Finger thanks to his undistinguished lineage, is one of the series’ most important characters. Cunning to a fault, Little Finger drives the plot, its brutal beheadings and slayings and he is one of the most immoral characters in the entire story. That’s to say a lot about a story line full of incestuous queens, amoral kings and homosexual princes. But Little Finger, with his ornate and high end brothels in a district where the poor can’t even afford a loaf of bread, is evil genius incarnate. This is one character we don’t see R.R Martin killing off too soon.
Moral of his story: Man can achieve anything he puts his mind to.